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Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time : A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies
Joint Authors
Johansson, Boo
Mitchell, Meghan B.
Robitaille, Annie
Hofer, Scott M.
Gibbons, Laura E.
Dixon, Roger A.
Mungas, Dan M.
Atri, Alireza
Lindwall, Magnus
Schaie, K. Warner
Shirk, Steven D.
Willis, Sherry L.
MacDonald, Stuart W. S.
Kennison, Robert F.
Zelinski, Elizabeth M.
Benitez, Andreana
Brown, Cassandra L.
Cimino, Cynthia R.
Piccinin, Andrea M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Social activity is typically viewed as part of an engaged lifestyle that may help mitigate the deleterious effects of advanced age on cognitive function.
As such, social activity has been examined in relation to cognitive abilities later in life.
However, longitudinal evidence for this hypothesis thus far remains inconclusive.
The current study sought to clarify the relationship between social activity and cognitive function over time using a coordinated data analysis approach across four longitudinal studies.
A series of multilevel growth models with social activity included as a covariate is presented.
Four domains of cognitive function were assessed: reasoning, memory, fluency, and semantic knowledge.
Results suggest that baseline social activity is related to some, but not all, cognitive functions.
Baseline social activity levels failed to predict rate of decline in most cognitive abilities.
Changes in social activity were not consistently associated with cognitive functioning.
Our findings do not provide consistent evidence that changes in social activity correspond to immediate benefits in cognitive functioning, except perhaps for verbal fluency.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brown, Cassandra L.& Gibbons, Laura E.& Kennison, Robert F.& Robitaille, Annie& Lindwall, Magnus& Mitchell, Meghan B.…[et al.]. 2012. Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time : A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brown, Cassandra L.…[et al.]. Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time : A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Aging Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Brown, Cassandra L.& Gibbons, Laura E.& Kennison, Robert F.& Robitaille, Annie& Lindwall, Magnus& Mitchell, Meghan B.…[et al.]. Social Activity and Cognitive Functioning Over Time : A Coordinated Analysis of Four Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Aging Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460567
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460567